Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 10:22:
- Kupsabiny: “Solomon had many ships in the sea which used to go to Tarshish. They would travel with those for Hiram. Whenever three years had passed, those ships of Tarshish would bring to Solomon gold, silver, ivory, monkeys and baboons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He also had merchant ships that would go to sea with Hiram’s ships. Once every three years his ships would come bringing gold, silver, elephant tusks, monkeys and peacocks.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Solomon also had ships for-business/trading, that sail with the ships of Hiram. These ships come-home once in every three years, bringing gold, silver, tusk of elephant, and big and small kind of monkeys.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king had a fleet/large number of ships that sailed with the ships that King Hiram owned. Every three years the ships returned from the places to which they had sailed, bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and baboons (OR, peacocks).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
